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TAPIA S, Alexis Eduardo. OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS SUPPLEMENTATION DECREASES THE AGGRESSIVENESS, HOSTILITY AND ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR. Rev. chil. nutr. [online]. 2005, vol.32, n.2, pp.95-101. ISSN 0717-7518.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0717-75182005000200003.

Omega-3 fatty acids are essential for the formation and the suitable operation of the human brain. Deficient ingestion of them, produces diverse dysfunctions in the neurotransmission, which can be one of the causes of diverse psychiatric disorders like the major depression and schizophrenia, since it has demonstrated that patient supplemented with these fatty acids present significant improvements of the symptoms.  Another important aspect of the human behavior in which the omega-3 fatty acids have demonstrated utility, was in diminishing antisocial behavior, aggressiveness and the hostility in subjects submissive atmospheres of psychological stress.  Therefore the supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids can  help in the improvement of these behaviors

Palavras-chave : omega-3 fatty acids; antisocial behavior; aggressiveness; hostility.